Vehicle Fire

Firefighters from Aberdeen Fire and Rescue quickly extinguished a vehicle fire Wednesday afternoon in the 100 block of South Harvard Street, Battalion Chief Todd Salfrank said. Firefighters were on scene at 3:47 p.m. and left the scene about 30 minutes later, Salfrank said. He said the fire occurred after a minor accident, which caused a problem in the engine compartment. The vehicle owners were out of the car when the fire started. No injuries were reported, Salfrank said.

A suspicious vehicle fire Thursday morning on Melgaard Road is being investigated by the Brown County Fire Marshal's Office. Firefighters were called at about 1:55 a.m. and found a 1998 Pontiac Grand Am was on fire, Battalion Chief Randy Meister of Aberdeen Fire and Rescue said. The fire was extinguished within minutes, but it appeared to have started under suspicious circumstances, he said. The fire started outside the car, and most of the damage was near the trunk and the rear passenger side of the car, Fire Marshal Mike Thompson said.

Firefighters put out a vehicle fire that occurred in a parking lot near the 2800 block of Eighth Avenue Northeast in Aberdeen on Tuesday morning. Aberdeen Fire and Rescue Battalion Chief Randy Meister said the department received the call at 1:46 a.m. and saw that a 2005 Cadillac Escalade had caught fire. The blaze was extinguished at 2:20 a.m., Meister said. He said there were no injuries and the cause of the fire is unknown at this time. -Reporter Scott Feldman

A small vehicle fire in the parking lot of the Barnett Center was extinguished before firefighters arrived on Saturday afternoon, said Todd Salfrank, battalion chief of Aberdeen Fire and Rescue. The fire started at about 3:15 p.m., and was likely caused by an electrical short, Salfrank said. The car sustained minor damage and no injuries were reported, he said. Bystanders put out the fire using a fire extinguisher, Salfrank said.

A vehicle fire Friday night in the Village Bowl parking lot was extinguished before firefighters arrived at the scene, said J.R. Huebner, a battalion chief with Aberdeen Fire and Rescue. Firefighters were called to the scene at about 8 p.m. Friday, he said. The owner managed to put out a small fire in the engine compartment with a fire extinguisher while the firefighters were en route. Once they arrived, the firefighters cleaned up oil that had spilled and made sure it didn't flare up again, Huebner said.

A minor vehicle fire brought Aberdeen Fire and Rescue to an alley in the 100 block of South Second Street on Sunday. The fire was in the engine compartment of a 1991 Ford Explorer, said Lt. Joel Waig of the fire department. The vehicle's owner was able to put the fire out with snow before firefighters arrived, he said. No one was injured in the fire, and the vehicle will be salvaged, Waig said.

Aberdeen Fire and Rescue responded to two minor calls Sunday evening. Battalion Chief Randy Meister said officials responded to a vehicle fire at 5:16 p.m. at 1303 Third Ave. N.E. Meister said a 1992 Chevy pickup had caught fire while the owner was working on it. The fire caused significant damage, he said. By 6:30 p.m. Sunday, crews were en route to a second call, this time to Fox Ridge Apartments at 2011 Third Ave. S.E. Meister said a container used for discarded cigarettes had caught fire.

A vehicle fire in parking lot was extinguished before firefighters arrived, said JR Huebner, battalion chief with Aberdeen Fire and Rescue. The fire started about 12:15 p.m. Wednesday in a lot near the intersection of South First Street and South Lincoln Street, Huebner said. The fire was extinguished by the vehicle's owner before fighters arrived. No one was injured, the cause of the fire appeared to be an electrical malfunction, he said.

A small vehicle fire in the parking lot of the Barnett Center was extinguished before firefighters arrived on Saturday afternoon, said Todd Salfrank, battalion chief of Aberdeen Fire and Rescue. The fire started at about 3:15 p.m., and was likely caused by an electrical short, Salfrank said. The car sustained minor damage and no injuries were reported, he said. Bystanders put out the fire using a fire extinguisher, Salfrank said.

Area firefighters were kept hopping Monday evening after two grass fires and a car fire were reported. The first fire was reported at a dropsite for the Brown County Landfill near the intersection of 387th Avenue and Fairgrounds Road shortly after 4 p.m., said J.R. Huebner, a battalion chief for Aberdeen Fire and Rescue. A large pile of grass was on fire at the dropsite, and several fire department vehicles were dispatched to battle it. "It was a relatively large fire based on the amount of material that it had to burn, but it was contained, so it wasn't going anywhere," Huebner said.

A vehicle fire Friday night in the Village Bowl parking lot was extinguished before firefighters arrived at the scene, said J.R. Huebner, a battalion chief with Aberdeen Fire and Rescue. Firefighters were called to the scene at about 8 p.m. Friday, he said. The owner managed to put out a small fire in the engine compartment with a fire extinguisher while the firefighters were en route. Once they arrived, the firefighters cleaned up oil that had spilled and made sure it didn't flare up again, Huebner said.

A minor vehicle fire brought Aberdeen Fire and Rescue to an alley in the 100 block of South Second Street on Sunday. The fire was in the engine compartment of a 1991 Ford Explorer, said Lt. Joel Waig of the fire department. The vehicle's owner was able to put the fire out with snow before firefighters arrived, he said. No one was injured in the fire, and the vehicle will be salvaged, Waig said.

A vehicle fire in the 300 block of North Kline Street Thursday night was quickly put out. The fire was called about 9:15 p.m., and firefighters from Aberdeen Fire and Rescue arrived and put out the fire within minutes. No injuries were reported, Battalion Chief Todd Salrank said. When firefighters arrived, fire was coming from the engine compartment that had spread into the passenger seat, Battalion Chief J.R. Huebner said. Only the vehicle was damaged; no other property caught fire, Huebner said.

A vehicle fire Saturday afternoon at the Northern State University parking lot was extinguished before firefighters arrived, said Todd Salfrank, battalion chief at Aberdeen Fire and Rescue. The fire, which happened about 2 p.m., was contained inside the engine, he said. The owners opened the hood of the vehicle and threw snow on the engine to put out the fire, Salfrank said. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is unknown, he said.

Firefighters put out a vehicle fire early Wednesday morning near Perkins Family Restaurant in Aberdeen. The vehicle caught fire about 3 a.m. at the intersection of Sixth Avenue Southwest and South 15th Street, said Lt. Stacy Vrchota of Aberdeen Fire and Rescue. The vehicle, a 1994 Ford Explorer, stalled out on the road, he said. The Explorer's owner went to find someone to help tow the vehicle and found the vehicle engulfed in flames upon return, Vrchota said. No one was hurt, though the vehicle was a loss, he said.

Firefighters put out a vehicle fire early Wednesday morning near Perkins Family Restaurant in Aberdeen. The vehicle caught fire about 3 a.m. at the intersection of Sixth Avenue Southwest and South 15th Street, said Lt. Stacy Vrchota of Aberdeen Fire and Rescue. The vehicle, a 1994 Ford Explorer, stalled out on the road, he said. The vehicle's owner went to find someone to help tow the vehicle and found the vehicle engulfed in flames upon return, Vrchota said. No one was injured, though the vehicle was a loss, he said.